Class Sea Long term plan

Year 4 Long Term Plan

Topic/Hook Memorable experience/Trip

T1 weeks On Top of the World Creative Culture Day

T2 weeks Who Pays the Price?

Shepley Spring Trip

T3 weeks Veni, Vidi, Vici Visit a Mosque

Geography: Rivers and the water cycle.

RE: To learn about the 5 pillars of Islam

Home learning project

Food Webs: Can you create or describe a more detailed food web than a simple food chain?

Water Cycle project: Can you write a short story about the life of a rain drop?

The colosseum: Can you build or draw a model of the colosseum?

English

The Whale Setting Narrative To recount Verb inflections, expanded noun phrases, nouns, prepositions, fronted adverbials, pronouns, cohesion, paragraphs, inverted commas, commas

Leaf Outsider Narrative To inform Plural and possessive ‘s’ Expanded noun phrases, nouns, prepositions, fronted adverbials, paragraphs, apostrophes for possession and commas

Arthur and the Golden Rope Myth Narrative To inform Plural and possessive ‘s’ Expanded noun phrases, nouns, prepositions, fronted adverbials, nouns or pronouns to aid cohesion, paragraphs, and apostrophes for possession

Yr 4 common exception words Place Value Addition & Subtraction

Yr 4 common exception words Measurement-Length and perimeter Multiplication & Division In Science, children look at classification and changing environments.

Yr 4 common exception words Multiplication & Division Measurement- Area

Grammar

Spelling Maths

Science

In Science, children investigate food chains, types of teeth and digestion.

In Science, children learn about states of matter.

T4 weeks Untangling the Greeks Play in a day Greece is the Word History: Cement knowledge of ancient Greece.

Greek Gods: Can you make an information booklet on different Greek Gods?

The Lost Happy Ending Twisted Narrative To persuade Plural and possessive ‘s’ Expanded noun phrases, nouns, prepositions, fronted adverbials, paragraphs to organise ideas, inverted commas, apostrophe for possession and use of commas after fronted adverbials Yr 4 common exception words Fractions Decimals In Science, children explore sound (vibrations of sound waves)

T5 weeks Building Britain Visit a Sikh Temple

T6 weeks Eureka!

Magna

RE: To understand why Gurus are at the heart of the Sikh faith.

Sikhism booklet: Can you make a poster about Sikh beliefs and practices

Science: To learn about electricity.

The Journey Refugee Narrative To recount Verb inflictions, fronted adverbials, nouns or pronouns to aid cohesion, paragraphs to organise ideas, inverted commas, apostrophes for possession and the use of commas after fronted adverbials Yr 4 common exception words Decimals Money and Time Statistics Working scientifically

Manfish Invention Narrative To recount Verb inflictions, fronted adverbials, nouns or pronouns to aid cohesion, paragraphs to organise ideas, inverted commas, apostrophes for possession and the use of commas after fronted adverbials Yr 4 common exception words Geometry

In Science, children learn about electricity and how

to construct electrical circuits.

Computing

In Computing, children use inputs to control sprite/background for story.

In Computing, children use digital literacy skills to create purposeful content for an email.

In Computing, children learn about E-safety and how to stay safe online when accessing different sources.

In Computing, children use search technologies effectively to retrieve sources, commenting on reliability.

In Computing, children use digital literacy to enhance writing.

In Computing, children create an algorithm and

PE

Swimming Football

Swimming Gymnastics/Parkour

Swimming Dance

Tag Rugby

Tennis

Athletics

RE

How are important events remembered in ceremonies?

Which faiths make up our community?

How do the 5 pillars guide Muslims?

How do the 5 pillars guide Muslims?

Why are gurus at the heart of Sikh beliefs and practices?

Why are gurus at the heart of Sikh beliefs and practices?

Relationships

Changing me

PSHE Music

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Interesting time signatures How does music bring us together?

Combining elements to make music How is music connected with our past?

Developing pulse and groove through improvisation How does music improve our world?

Creating simple melodies together How does music teach us about our community?

Connecting notes and feelings How does music shape our way of life?

French

Describing me and others

Saying what I and others have

Saying what I and others do

Saying how many and describing things

Describing things and people

Geography/History

In Geography, children focus on human and physical features of mountains.

In Geography, children find out about physical processes and features (water cycle, rivers and mountains).

In History, children ask and answer questions about the Romans using a wide range of sources.

In History, children understand the influence/impact of Ancient Greek civilisation on Britain and the wider world.

In Geography, children study the UK and use maps, compasses and fieldwork skills to explore topography.

DT

In D&T, children find out about how different foods are grown, reared, caught and processed in UK.

In D&T, children design a product that reuses plastic and/or a water filter for a developing country.

In D&T, children investigate a Roman invention eg aqueduct and design/recreate their own prototype.

In D&T, children apply understanding of structures to create a Greek temple.

In D&T, children design and make a scale model of their area, applying knowledge of structures and mechanisms.

Dreams and goals

Healthy me

Purpose, identity and expression in music How does music connect us with the environment?

Expressing likes and saying what I and others do In History, children investigate famous inventions and inventors that have impacted Britain.

In D&T, children use electrical circuits to create their own invention. program to solve problems.

Art

In Art, children use textiles to develop sewing skills.

In Art, children develop drawing techniques when designing their product (see D&T).

In Art, children use mosaics in collage to recreate a Roman fresco.

In Art, children follow the artistic process to create pottery eg Greek urn.

In Art, children explore the work of well-known architects, including British architects.

In Art, children use a range of media to create portraits.